Rapid Rehousing and Resolution: Creative Solutions in the Affordable

Housing Crisis

2018 Rapid Rehousing Institute

WelcomeIntroductions

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Sandra Foley, VA SSVF

A Model To End Homelessness

Addressing The Affordable Housing Crisis

John Kuhn, MSW, MPH

VA’s National Director, SSVF

Conceptualize Approach• Opening Doors, Housing

First

Invest in Housing • Permanent Supportive

Housing• Rapid Re-Housing

What Have We Learned?

• With resources, this model significantly reduces homelessness (Veterans)

• Generally, there are not enough resources

Impact of Affordable Housing Crisis

• Freddie Mac refinanced 97,061 units between 2010 and 2016

• For low-income households at <50% AMI– 2010: 11.2% affordable– 2016: 4.3% affordable

What to Do?

• Complain

• Change & Adapt

• Or perhaps, both

How to Adapt

If model works when adequately resourced, but we don’t have enough resources…

• Let’s make more resources!

Making New Resources

• Printing Press?– Improve participant income & benefits

• Improve Efficiency (Coordinated Entry, Training)

• Untapped resources (rapid resolution/diversion, shared housing)

A New Resource: Problem-Solving Conversations

Vignette by Jennifer Colbert and Jimmy Velez

Breakout Sessions

Return here after lunch!

Ending HomelessnessSustainable Systems and Lessons Learned

Mark Johnston – Mark Johnston ConsultingBeverley Ebersold – U.S. Interagency Council

on Ending Homelessness

Breakout Sessions!